Add me to the list of failed SBC...
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14 E63, 05 E55, 03 Evo 8, 08 F250, 06 R6R, 92 Talon TSI, and instability
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I just double checked and it appears that O-55 has the correct part number. Disregard mine and refer to post #55. It should be A0054318112.
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Sure, there's little tools out there that will reset the counter. But guys, that's not gonna keep it from failing. Would you really want to be driving this thing after rewriting the EEPROM, knowing everytime you take it out you could be risking serious injury to whomever is driving, and all the innocents around you? Those that have had this failure will tell you it's more than a bit unnerving when it happens. I was lucky that it was very early morning, small back roads, and no traffic. The 5 miles or so back home were not for the feint of heart.
All of these early production year 211s will have to deal with this. Start budgeting now...
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Bingo.
Sure, there's little tools out there that will reset the counter. But guys, that's not gonna keep it from failing. Would you really want to be driving this thing after rewriting the EEPROM, knowing everytime you take it out you could be risking serious injury to whomever is driving all the innocents around you? Those that have had this failure will tell you it's more than a bit unnerving when it happens. I was lucky that it was very early morning, small back roads, and no traffic. The 5 miles or so back home were not for the feint of heart.
All of these early production year 211s will have to deal with this. Start budgeting now...
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2003 E320 (W211) also starting to look for a CL55 or E55
Bingo.
Sure, there's little tools out there that will reset the counter. But guys, that's not gonna keep it from failing. Would you really want to be driving this thing after rewriting the EEPROM, knowing everytime you take it out you could be risking serious injury to whomever is driving, and all the innocents around you? Those that have had this failure will tell you it's more than a bit unnerving when it happens. I was lucky that it was very early morning, small back roads, and no traffic. The 5 miles or so back home were not for the feint of heart.
All of these early production year 211s will have to deal with this. Start budgeting now...
Sure, there's little tools out there that will reset the counter. But guys, that's not gonna keep it from failing. Would you really want to be driving this thing after rewriting the EEPROM, knowing everytime you take it out you could be risking serious injury to whomever is driving, and all the innocents around you? Those that have had this failure will tell you it's more than a bit unnerving when it happens. I was lucky that it was very early morning, small back roads, and no traffic. The 5 miles or so back home were not for the feint of heart.
All of these early production year 211s will have to deal with this. Start budgeting now...
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I found this but can't find menu option in SDS C4? Maybe it is geared towards C3?
RESET SBC SERVICE LIGHT:
1st: make sure that engine is running!!! In SD Developer mode you need to go to:
Entwickelingsdaten (developer data) ---> ansteueringen (control gear) ---> Gesamstliste aller Ansteuerungen (complete list of all the control circuits).
To see how many times brake has been pressed there is a line that says:
Bremsenzahler (DJ_GetBrLive) (brake payer (dj_getbrlive)).
Then 1 line down there you see:
Bremsenzahler aktualisieren und Lebensdauerzahler F neu berechenen (brake upgrade and lifetime payer payers recalculated f) -> click it ! Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
1 line down you see (or search for this line):
Bremsenzahler auf beliebigen Wert setzen (DJ_SetNBr) -> click it Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
then scroll down until you see the line's:
Lebensdauerzahler F neu berechenen (DJ_CalcLiveTime) Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
Lebensdauerzahler F neu berechenen und schreiben (DJ_BuildAndWriteF) Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
Log out of SBC !! Log out of vehicle!! Let engine run at least 10 minutes or drive at least 10 minutes if no coils are damaged, SBC fault code is not AKTUEL no more
RESET SBC SERVICE LIGHT:
1st: make sure that engine is running!!! In SD Developer mode you need to go to:
Entwickelingsdaten (developer data) ---> ansteueringen (control gear) ---> Gesamstliste aller Ansteuerungen (complete list of all the control circuits).
To see how many times brake has been pressed there is a line that says:
Bremsenzahler (DJ_GetBrLive) (brake payer (dj_getbrlive)).
Then 1 line down there you see:
Bremsenzahler aktualisieren und Lebensdauerzahler F neu berechenen (brake upgrade and lifetime payer payers recalculated f) -> click it ! Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
1 line down you see (or search for this line):
Bremsenzahler auf beliebigen Wert setzen (DJ_SetNBr) -> click it Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
then scroll down until you see the line's:
Lebensdauerzahler F neu berechenen (DJ_CalcLiveTime) Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
Lebensdauerzahler F neu berechenen und schreiben (DJ_BuildAndWriteF) Parameter uINBR = 0 then click F3
Log out of SBC !! Log out of vehicle!! Let engine run at least 10 minutes or drive at least 10 minutes if no coils are damaged, SBC fault code is not AKTUEL no more
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14 E63, 05 E55, 03 Evo 8, 08 F250, 06 R6R, 92 Talon TSI, and instability
So mine failed too, finally. And it just so happened to have happened with DAYS to spare left on the SBC warranty. Was contacted by the dealer yesterday and was told they're covering it.
Who has two thumbs and is one lucky SOB? THIS GUY!!!!
Who has two thumbs and is one lucky SOB? THIS GUY!!!!
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2004 E55 AMG, 2005 E55 AMG (Sold)
how many miles do you have on your car?
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14 E63, 05 E55, 03 Evo 8, 08 F250, 06 R6R, 92 Talon TSI, and instability
Not really. I was on the highway traveling at 75 when I got the flashing red dash message of death. Had it not been early on a Saturday morning, it could have been bad.
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before the warranty expires take it to the dealer and pay for an "a" or "b" service and make sure they check the service life as it is required on the service sheet to do so. then if they find that the pump needs replaced or programmed it can be done right then and there.
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Does the sbc pump actually fail when the red message appears or it gets disabled because it has reached the max amount of actuations? If it doesn't actually fail why was it designed this way? If one was to reset the sbc it can continue working and may potentially never break? obviously not recommended but just interested. Now that these cars are starting to get out of coverage for the sbc, more people should start looking into rebuilding them.
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Does the sbc pump actually fail when the red message appears or it gets disabled because it has reached the max amount of actuations? If it doesn't actually fail why was it designed this way? If one was to reset the sbc it can continue working and may potentially never break? obviously not recommended but just interested. Now that these cars are starting to get out of coverage for the sbc, more people should start looking into rebuilding them.
